NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Joakim Noah’s leave of absence from the Knicks might be longer than initially expected.
The Knicks center left the team Thursday for “personal reasons,” and coach Jeff Hornacek indicated Noah might only miss two games — Thursday’s loss at Denver and Friday’s game at Phoenix.
However, the New York Post reported Friday, citing a person familiar with the situation, that Noah might not rejoin the team until next Thursday in Milwaukee, which means he’d miss two additional contests.
A source told the Post that Noah was “pissed” about only playing 4½ minutes in Tuesday’s loss to Golden State, a game in which both Kristaps Porzingis and Kyle O’Quinn missed.